Loose-leaf binder



Spt. 20, 1932. C, H, FRANz, JR 1,877,831

Looss LEAF BINDER Filed M8322. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W CH Frazy z. c/'.

sept. 20, 1932.

C' H. FRANZ, JR

LOOSE LEAF BINDER Filed lay 22, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 CHFz'zzz. 2/21 Patented Sept. 20, 1932 eniem oFFIc-E,

CHARLES n., ERANZ; ;mi or weuwnrosawisconsrn Application file May 22,

This invention relates to improvements in l'oose-lea'fbinders. l i z One of the objects of the presentinvention is theproyision of' a loose-l'eai':V or temporary BJ binder which is particularly adapted jfor holding magazines, Catalogs, books, 'loosesi' leavestelephone-- directories, and-1 theV like' in a temporary binder'or'cover, wherebythe cataIOgS, magazines,` or the like, can be a1 qui'ol'lfy andf easily'removed or replaced., f

Another object o the present i-nvention! is the provision of a'loose-leaf' hiin'der of the above Character Wherein a retain'ingl' plfate o is embeddedwithin the binder `bach'V and detaohably.l connected With thep'l'ate is a supporting andi retaining'element forthe-imagm zines, catalogs, or' the like; whichcarriesa d'etachablerod forfengageflnent between the leaves ofa folder, magazine; book, telephone directory,V or the like-, for' retaini'ng the same in position relativeto theholderand through theV detaehable connection of'theholder with` the. plate, the hol'der can' beqnickly readily removedV fromthe bind'er when the same is Worn toan 'extent'where it '.'wili11be"neoessary to di'spense With the same' andreplface itl With a new bindfer.V o 1 A fu'rther object-of the present i'fnvention is the provision of'novel means for'retaining the rod in position' relative to the detaehable supporti-ng` inembergso that the rod iwil-fl not be accid'entalll displ'aeed, but at 'the 'same time can he qu-1clly and readfilfy d'etaohed for permittin-g'engagemen-tofthesamewith any 5 magazines, books, telephone direetori'es, or

the like. f

Vl/Vith the above andotherobjectsV in View, the invention consistsA in thefnovel features of construction,` theeombination and Far'- rangement of parts hereilnafter Inorefu-lfly set forth, pointedout in the 'cl-'ai-Ins and shown in the aceoIn'pan-ying drawingswhere In: I

Figure I ifs' a plan view'offthe interior of the binder, withpartsthereof broken away and i'l'lustrated in cross-section; i i

Figure 'is' a lfo'n'g'iimdf'ifnal; sectionalV View; Fi.ure 81 is a detailedf transverse section on 'the line 3- 8 oFigure 2;,

"Figure is a plan view of the interior of 'the binder, with the lholder'reinovedi and; partsthereof broken away andl illustrated'in orossfsecti'on; n i a i v`'ig;=urey 5Vis dletail'ed. sideelevation of the holder with parts broken away and ilhis trated: in section; and, i w 1 Figure 6 isf'a detail'ed perspective view' of: o'nerend of a holder, illustrating a slghtlfy` inodjfied form; f `Theseztemporary binderseomprise twozopposed cover members 1f and 2,'With. a central' eompa-ratiwely' rigid portion Thebin'dfer itseltf includes: an outside oovering of leather orimitation l'eather, as indiioaztedv at 4 and longitudinally of theV back portion-Blis: a rev inforcing cardboard strip; 5. upon the inside of the cover portion 4', and onftopofi the cardiboardst'rip 5,, I provide' a stiflieningplfat'e' 6 which is :notonly 'used Vforv Vreinioreing'the i Serial. No. 539,252.

'intermediate section ofzthe binder, but: is 1 used as-an'attachiilg-plate.

` Strach out from the body of the plate Giare a, pluraltyof tongues 7 which extend up- Wardly' as: shown at Figure 2 through an i=nner' liner' 81V and thelining or' i'nside cover 9: 15 rIhe upper ends of' the tongues 7 are a-d'apted to pass through: transverse slots 102 in the body bar 11 of the d'etaehabl'e holder.

The' body bar 1'1 4has 'its A'end's ben-t upon themselvestozform substantialil'y reetangular 86 housings 12 and 12". These' housings are arranged at each end of the bar ;E1 and? posi-v tioned at Vthe ends of the plate 61.' The inner Wall of the1 housi'ng 12' is provifdedf'wif'tha single opening adapted to receive` one end '35 of' the retaining' rod 14. The end of the rod 14 which passes through opening 18 isextend'- ed laterallfyto form an offset terminal 15.

i The inner wall? of the honsing';V 12' is ,pro-` Vided With' a transverse opening- 16',` one side V of'Wh-iohis provided With a reoess'or-slot- 17'l and: a slightly shorter recess 18 toreceive the other lateral termin-al 1f5' ofthe rod?l 14. w i One of'the main featuresl of the housin-gs-is the f'aot lthat the retaining rod 14' can be quiokl-y and'v readiflydetaehed therefrom,fbu-t Wheni'n' operativeposition Wilfli be securely re'- tained again-st inci'dentall` displacement;

Attention is direoted to the faet-thatswhen the rodf 14.1 'isused lior` retaining I'n'ag-azi'nes'7 m0 catalogs, telephone directories or other such publications within the binder, the lateral terminal is arranged opposite the recess 18 and as the total transverse width of the opening 16 at this point is shorter than the terminal 15', the terminal cannot be displaced through recess 18. i

However, when the terminal is moved to the dotted line position, shown in Figure 3, the rod 141 may be displaced by bending the same sufliciently to permit the terminal to be withdrawn through opening 16 and recess 17, thus providing for quick and. ready displacement of the rod 14 when it is desired to remove articles from the binder, or place them there-- i position between the covers 1 and 2, and the housing 12 has engaged with the outer wall thereof, a loop 19 whereby a chain, cord, or similar element may be used for suspending the holder wherever desired.

- In theconstruction of binders of this type, the holders are so constructed with respect to the binder, that when the cover` portions are worn to the extent of replacement, the entire binder must be thrown away which is a rather expensive procedure, and in order to overcome this unnecessary cost,'.I provide means Whereby the holder can be quickly and readily detached from theV binder, or attached to a new binder, as the binder itself includes only the two cover members 1 and 2 and the central portion which includes the plate 6.

As the plate 6 is an inexpensive item in the manufacture of this type -of binder, it will be noted. that when the binder in the present instance becomes worn where it is necessary to replace the same, the holder bar 11 can be quickly detached from the plate 6 by turning up the ends of the tongues 7 so that they will readily pass through the slots 10. This will permit the holder to be quickly detached and connected to a 'new binder.

In Figure 5, I have illustrated the relative curvature the rod'lt Will assume when it is desired to displace the lateral terminal 15' from the opening 16 and recess 17. In Figure 6, I have illustrated a slightly modified construction, wherein the rod 14' has one end thereof looped through spaced openings 20 in end housing 12a of the bar 11'. This form of construction provides means whereby the rod 14' is attached to one of the housings against displacement, but will permit swinging movement of the rod, so that the other In Figure 41, the inside plan view of the binder discloses the plate 6, the inner liner 8 and a central lining piece 9. The outside cover portion 4 is folded inwardly onto the inside of the cover and secured thereto by means of adhesive.

It is believed from the foregoing that I have provided a very simple and inexpensive loose-leaf binder or temporary binder which will reduce the cost of such binders to the extent that when it isV necessary to replace a Worn-out binder, the entire binder will not have to be discarded as the holder portion of the-binder can be quickly and readily detached from the plate 6, and fitted within a new binder. i

This operation will save the necessary expense of replacing the holder, as well as the binder and provide aholder which can be quickly and readily attached to the binder or detached therefrom. i i

/Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent from the foregoing that slight changes may be made in the construction when putting the invention into'practice without departing from the spirit of the same or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: i

1. A loose-leaf. binder including a'back member, a Vholder including a body bar, means for detachably connecting the` body bar to the back member, substantially rectangular housings at the ends of the body bar, one of said housings having a 'transverse opening comprising spacedvslots, one of said slots being deeper than the other, a retaining rod having a lateral terminal at one end adapted to be detachably engaged with one of said housings and a lateral terminalV at the other end adapted to be inserted through the longer recess and moved laterally behind the shorter recess to detachably connect the rod to the housings. i w

2. A loose-leaf binder comprising a back member, a reinforcing plate carried by the back member and extending substantially the full length thereof, spaced tongues struck upwardly from the reinforcing plate, a removable holder comprisingia flat body bar detachably fitted upon the back and extendi 55 end can be displaced as prevously disclosed. a lateral extension insertable through the longer slot of the last mentioned housing, the rod being movable laterally within the shorter slot to dispose the extension in rearl being provided with an opening havlng a short and a long slot in one wall thereof, the lateral extension of the rod being insertable throughthe longer slot and movable laterally behind the shorter slot to detachably connect the rod to the last-mentioned housing.

In testimony that I claim 'the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee in the oounty of Milwaukee and State of W isconsin.

CHARLES H,.FRANZ, JR. i 

